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Lot 100
Shenango Pottery Company

American Legion Auxiliary Naval Print Plates (circa 1937)

Dimensions

diameter: 10 3/4 inches

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Shenango Pottery Company
American Manufacturer (20th century)
American Legion Auxiliary Naval Print Plates (circa 1937)
Description

set of 11 plates commemorating early American Naval victories, after the series of prints by Mabel Brady Garvan


sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary of Indianapolis for the Auxiliary's Naval Defense Program, each plate is numbered and depicts an important naval action with a description from the young American Navy and includes: 1. Bon Homme Richard and Serapis 2. The Constellation and L'Insugent 3. The Attack Made on Tripoli 4. The Constitution's Escape from the British Squadron 5. Perry's Victory on Lake Erie 6. The Wasp and the Frolic 7. The United States and the Macedonian 8. The Constitution and the Java 9. MacDonough's Victory on Lake Champlain 10. The Bombardment of Fort McHenry 11. The United States Squadron Before Algiers

Details

bone china

diameter: 10 3/4 inches

manufacturer's marks to undersides

Provenance

Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein

Christie's New York, 27 July 2006, lot 199

Condition

overall in good condition, with some very light wear

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